Reuters US Domestic News Summary

Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs. 'El Chapo' upbeat as jury deliberations expected to enter second week

Accused Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman appeared cheerful as the jury in his U.S. trial ended its first week of deliberations on Thursday without reaching a verdict, grinning broadly as he hugged and bumped fists with his lawyers. U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan dismissed the 12 weary-looking jurors from federal court in Brooklyn at about 4:15 p.m. They will resume deliberating on Monday morning. Apple to contribute to U.S. teen's education for spotting FaceTime bug

Apple Inc on Thursday rolled out software updates to iPhones to fix a privacy issue in its FaceTime video calling service, and said it would contribute toward the education of the Arizona teenager who discovered the problem. The software bug, which had let users hear audio from people who had not yet answered a video call, was discovered by a Tucson, Arizona high school student Grant Thompson, who with his mother Michele led Apple to turn off FaceTime group chat as its engineers investigated the issue. Colombia vet who smuggled heroin to U.S. in puppies sent to prison

A Colombian veterinarian who surgically implanted liquid heroin inside live puppies to smuggle the drug into the United States was sentenced to six years in prison on Thursday. Andres Lopez Elorez, 39, admitted conspiring to import heroin and will be deported to Colombia after his sentence, according to federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York. Ford investing $1 billion, adding 500 jobs in Chicago

Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it is investing more than $1 billion in its Chicago operations and adding 500 jobs as it prepares to launch three new SUVs this year and end production of the Taurus. Ford said it is building a new body shop and paint shop at its Chicago Assembly plant, and making major modifications to the final assembly area. At Chicago Stamping, Ford is adding stamping lines, the company added. San Francisco police post reward for serial killer dubbed the 'Doodler'

San Francisco police have posted a $100,000 reward for a serial killer known as the "Doodler" as they renew their search for a suspect believed responsible for killing five gay men and assaulting two others in the mid-1970s. The unidentified man, who struck terror in the Bay Area's gay community four decade ago, earned his moniker because a surviving victim remembered him drawing caricatures at an all-night San Francisco diner. New York Grand Hyatt, Trump's first big project, faces demolition

A New York developer and a partner plan to demolish the Grand Hyatt New York, the hotel that launched U.S. President Donald Trump's real estate career in Manhattan decades ago, the two companies said on Thursday. Developer TF Cornerstone and MSD Partners, which manages the assets of Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell and his family, said they would develop 2 million square feet (186,000 square metres) of office and retail space and a new luxury Grand Hyatt Hotel. Blackface scandals highlight U.S.'s troubled racial past - and present

The painful history of blackface in America was highlighted this week as two top Virginia Democrats came under fire after admitting to having blackened their faces to resemble African-Americans while in college in the 1980s. White Americans have been blackening their faces to mimic blacks for two centuries. While the practice is less common than it was decades ago, African-American scholars say it persists in some corners as evidence of racism. 'Do something:' After school shooting, Florida mother chooses action

After screaming out on national television for President Donald Trump to "please do something" to prevent another school shooting like the one that had just killed her daughter, Lori Alhadeff heeded her own call for action. She was powerless when gunfire silenced 14-year-old Alyssa on Feb. 14, 2018. But in the year since 17 people died at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Alhadeff ran for the local school board and won. She started a non-profit. She raised money to equip schools with bulletproof glass and emergency medical stop-the-bleed kits. Amazon's Bezos says National Enquirer tried to blackmail him over 'intimate photos'

Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos posted a blog on Thursday saying the National Enquirer's parent company American Media threatened to blackmail him with the threat of publishing "intimate photos." Bezos said he declined to make a false public statement at American Media's direction. FDA pulls up Walgreens for violating tobacco sale laws by selling to minors

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it was taking action against certain retailers including Walgreen Boots Alliance for repeatedly flouting tobacco sale rules, including sale of cigars and menthol cigarettes to minors. Walgreens is currently the top violator among pharmacies that sell tobacco products, with 22 percent of its inspected stores having illegally sold tobacco products to minors, the U.S. health regulator said in a statement.